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Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 17, 10178 Berlin
monkeytron3000
last updated on 03-12-2008:
Well designed interior and the Curry udon soup was probably the single nicest noodle experience of my life! Go there!
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Panoramastr. 1 A, 10178 Berlin
monkeytron3000
last updated on 03-12-2008:
A truly fantastic piece of architecture, one of many to see around Berlin. We didn’t find the queue to be too bad and the ticket price was reasonable for the amazing view that you get once you brave the slightly scary super fast lift to the top.
One major criticism is the restaurant – the only people who recommend eating there, are people that haven’t. The food is absolutely terrible and by Berlin standards, slightly expensive.
The main reason why the food is so bad is because it’s cooked at the bottom of the of tower, sent up to the top in the service lift and then microwaved. This is done because health and safety rules dictate they cannot have an oven at the top of the tower.
I had some sort of chicken tagliatelle with asparagus, which was barely edible. The chicken was dry, the pasta was overcooked and the asparagus was so tough I couldn’t cut nor chew through it. My girlfriend thought it would be a fun idea to try a 'Berlin classic’ which turned out to be some sort of strange cold jelly with bits of meat and veg in it. That will serve us right for not investing in a better phrase book!
To try and soften the blow of the terrible dinner I thought it would be a good idea to try the cakes. Not the worst Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte I’ve ever eaten, but then the worst was from an Iceland supermarket, so thats not saying much.
So in conclusion; go up the tower, see the amazing view, but whatever you do don’t spend those precious Euros in the restaurant! I’m still going to give it three stars because it’s a great place to visit.
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10 Crouch Hill, London N4 4AU
monkeytron3000
last updated on 27-11-2008:
(updated on 03-12-2008)
It may not look like much from the outside but the food is excellent, the service is friendly, the price reasonable and the atmosphere relaxed. I have yet to find a better Tikka Masala.
The desserts aren’t great but I don’t think many people would have room for one anyway.
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Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
monkeytron3000
last updated on 27-11-2008:
(updated on 03-12-2008)
I’ve eaten here (the restaurant) three times, all during the day and at the weekend. At this time you get a set (two or three course) menu, which works out much cheaper than if you were to dine in the evening. As a result the choice is slightly limited but there is certainly still something for everyone and I haven’t seen the same dishes offered twice.
Inside it’s beautiful and compliments the view brilliantly, while managing to not be too stuffy and formal. I found the service to be very efficient, maybe a little too efficient – sometimes its nice to be left alone for a while.
This is by far my favourite restaurant in London, the food is varied and just amazing. I’ve never left disappointed or hungry.
The only problem with Skylon is trying not to spend too much money on the good range of wine the (always great) sommelier will offer you.
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53-55 Beak Street, Soho, London W1F 9SH
monkeytron3000
last updated on 01-12-2008:
This is a review of their Karaoke rooms. I’ve been to a few private karaoke parties and this was by far the worst. The rooms were quite nice and drinks pretty cheap but the equipment was budget. Their karaoke machines are just two Windows PCs running Winamp and to add songs to the playlist you have to look through a folder with all the song names and corresponding file number. Once you’ve located the file you want on the desktop you have to drag and drop it into Winamp. Double click the file and you’ve lost your playlist, which you’ve spent ages compiling. That annoyance coupled with the fact the computer in the bigger room kept crashing and deleting our playlist, meant that we lost our tracks 5 times, by which point you just want to give up. The selection of the songs was very poor – mostly just really old pop songs. The videos were comical, mainly people from the 90s doing things like playing basketball or walking down a street in Switzerland. Oh and of course most of the lyrics were wrong. “Kiss from a rose on a grey” apparently.
After much complaining we got 30 minutes taken off our bill and some free wine and beer. I certainly wouldn’t go back. If you want good Karaoke, go to Lucky Voice or K-box.
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